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Host a ReSkate server

Run ReSkateServer.exe, the dedicated server for skate. (2025) mods. It covers the config file, custom maps, admins, votes and the fair-play checks. It needs no game install and no open ports.

ReSkate ships a headless dedicated server, ReSkateServer.exe, that shows up in every player’s in-game browser (Multiplayer → Servers). It needs neither the game nor Steam installed, and players connect through Steam’s relay network, so you don’t have to open any ports. This guide follows the official server manual for ReSkate 1.0.3.

Set it up

  1. Download ReSkateServer-<version>.zip from ReSkate’s releases and unzip it into its own folder.
  2. Keep the folder together. steam_api64.dll, steamclient64.dll, tier0_s64.dll and vstdlib_s64.dll are how the server talks to Steam, and world-layers.json lets it set time of day and other world layers for everyone.
  3. Run ReSkateServer.exe once. It writes ReSkateServer.json next to itself.
  4. Edit that file. At minimum, set name and add your SteamID64 to admins.
  5. Start the server again. Players find it by name in the browser.

The server signs in to Steam anonymously and gets a new Steam ID, and so a new join code, every time it starts. The browser always finds it by name. If you forward UDP 27015–27016 anyway, the browser also shows your ping and joins are a little faster.

A starter config

{
  "name": "Port Carverton Sessions",
  "map": "San Vansterdam",
  "max_players": 32,
  "password": "",
  "welcome": "Be cool. /vote map to change maps.",
  "listed": true,
  "admins": ["76561198000000000"],
  "votes": {
    "map": { "enabled": true, "percent": 60 },
    "time_of_day": { "enabled": true, "percent": 50 }
  },
  "world_layer_sync": true,
  "object_placement": "admins",
  "speed_check": "warn",
  "score_check": "warn"
}

Any key you leave out keeps its default, and changes made from the console or by an admin in game are saved back to the file. The useful ones:

Key What it does
map "San Vansterdam", "Isle of Grom", "Super Ultra Mega Resort", "Stadium 1", or a custom map
max_players 1–249
password, listed Lock it, or hide it from the browser so players need the code
votes map, kick and time_of_day votes, each off until enabled
object_placement everyone, admins or nobody can build
noclip, no_bail, boosts What players may use (admins always can)
tps Network updates per second: 20, 30, 60 or 120
voice_chat, voice_range Proximity voice, 50–1000 m
parties, party_size Player parties, 2–8 per party
auto_update Install new ReSkate releases when nobody’s on (default true)

Custom maps

Copy a map’s mod folder from the game’s Mods folder into a Mods folder next to the server. The server only reads its reskate-levels.json, so it doesn’t need the map data. Then set "map" to the map’s name (for example "bbcity"), or switch to it with map <name>. Every player needs the same map mod installed to join, so link it in your welcome message.

Run it

Type commands in the server window. Admins can run the same commands in game with mp server <command> in the console, or in chat with a slash (/kick, /map, /votes).

status                 name, map, players, code
players                who's on, with SteamID64s
map Isle of Grom       change the map
tod night              time of day for everyone (needs layer-sync on)
kick <player>          until the server restarts
ban <player>           for good; unban <id> to undo
placement admins       who can build
clear-objects          wipe placed objects
tpall                  everyone to you
update                 install a new release now

Players vote with /vote map <map>, /vote kick <player> or /vote tod <time>, then /yes or /no. Admins can’t be vote-kicked.

Fair play

Throwdowns and co-op challenges only mean something if nobody’s cheating, so the server checks:

  • speed_check catches games running faster than normal, such as Cheat Engine’s speedhack, from the timing of what they send.
  • score_check flags players whose mods change trick scoring or skater physics. Each player’s ReSkate checks its own mods at launch and reports when joining.
  • enforce_tuning (on by default) keeps everyone on the game’s own physics tuning, so edited truck settings don’t show up on anyone’s skater.

warn (the default) takes flagged players out of throwdowns and co-op until they’re clean and tells the admins, kick removes them, and off disables the check. Running a server built around a scoring mod everyone installs? Add its fingerprint with score-allow.

Updates

The server keeps itself on the latest ReSkate release. It checks at startup and every half hour, and installs a new version as soon as the server is empty, keeping your config, mods and logs. Players and the server must run the same ReSkate version, so leave auto_update on unless you have a reason not to.

Server hosts trade tips in the ReSkate Discord.

Updated 2026-10-03 · Improve this guide on GitHub